Johnny Bedford
| Johnny Bedford | |
|---|---|
| Born | John Charles Bedford January 6, 1983 Woodville, Ohio, United States |
| Other names | Brutal |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) |
| Division |
Bantamweight Featherweight |
| Reach | 72.0 in (183 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Fort Worth, Texas, United States |
| Team | Fitness Fight Factory |
| Rank | Black belt Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Wrestling | NCAA Division I Wrestling |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 34 |
| Wins | 20 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| By submission | 8 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Losses | 12 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 10 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Website | Official Website |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
John Charles "Johnny" Bedford (born January 6, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist, who formerly competed in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and was a competitor on Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller. A professional competitor since 2003, Bedford has also competed for Bellator.
Bedford was born and raised in Woodville, Ohio. At the age of five, Bedford began wrestling year round. He and his family would travel all over the Midwest so Bedford could compete in various wrestling tournaments. He went on to wrestle for Woodmore High School, where his father was the head wrestling coach. Bedford was a three-time state qualifier, was placed in the state tournament twice, and during his senior year he finished with a record of 51–1, while also taking third at the state tournament. After graduating from Woodmore he enrolled at Cleveland State University. At Cleveland State, Bedford was on the wrestling team for a year and a half before he was removed from the school (as well as the wrestling squad) and was forced to move home to Woodville.
Bedford began fighting in 2003 because he was a self-proclaimed "tough guy" that just wanted to prove how tough he was. Bedford proclaims his first six amateur fights took place in a barn where the promoter just asked the audience who wanted to fight and then would match them up by who was closest to one another's weight. With no commission in Ohio at the time, the fights were not sanctioned.
After a successful amateur career, Bedford took a year and half off from fighting before being offered his professional fight in 2006 for $200. With no income, Bedford took the fight on short notice and lost via submission in the first round. Bedford began fighting more frequently and by the end of 2009 Bedford held a 13–8–1 record.
Bedford was invited to fight for Bellator in 2010. The fight took place at Bellator 19 in Grand Prairie, Texas on May 20, 2010. Bedford fought and defeated Jared Lopez via third-round TKO.
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